..In conclusion, findings of this study suggested that the herbal preparation XLGB was able to prevent OVX-induced deterioration of musculoskeletal tissues at the hip without causing uterine stimulation...

Steroid-associated hip joint collapse in bipedal emus

Li Zhen ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaPLoS ONE 8:e76797. 2013

..In conclusion, bipedal emus could be used as an effective preclinical experimental model to evaluate potential treatment protocols to be developed for prevention of ON-induced hip joint collapse in patients...

Beneficial effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on musculoskeletal system

..To test our hypothesis whether a group of flavonoids (FE) derived from herbal Epimedium exerted its prevention of estrogen-deficiency-induced osteoporosis mainly through an enhancement in intestinal calcium absorption...

..99 ( P << 0.001) using gray level 210 as cutoff. This result suggested that the image brightness intensity of osteonic bone could be measured retrospectively to provide information on the stiffness of the corresponding bone matrix...

[Multiple bioimaging modalities in evaluation of an experimental osteonecrosis model induced by a combination of lipopolysaccharide and methylprednisolone]

..The purpose was to study the radiographic patellar tendon calcification and evaluate the histology of the healing interface between the patellar tendon and the remaining patella after partial patellectomy...

Histomorphological study on pattern of fluid movement in cortical bone in goats

L QinMusculoskeletal Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongAnat Rec 255:380-7. 1999

..The results suggest that the undecalcified technique might be a useful method for qualitative and quantitative studies on cortical fluid flow...

..In conclusion, this was the first quantitative study to demonstrate that LIPUS improved B-T junction healing through regulation of VEGF expression in early healing phase and subsequent chondrogenesis...

..Epimedium-derived flavonoids (EFs) have been reported to prevent bone loss in ovariectomized (OVX) rats and late postmenopausal women but the underlying mechanism of the anabolic effect is unknown...

..The observation of the association of radius dimension ratio with curve severity provides an important potentially clinically measurable parameter for further longitudinal studies on the prognostication of curve progression in AIS...

Icaritin, an exogenous phytomolecule, enhances osteogenesis but not angiogenesis--an in vitro efficacy study

Dong YaoDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongPLoS ONE 7:e41264. 2012

..Though some flavonoids were shown to regulate the coupling process of angiogenesis and osteogenesis during bone repair, our results suggested that Icaritin did not have direct effect on enhancing angiogenesis in vitro...

..Osteoporotic rats had a diminished angiogenic response and lower blood perfusion than Shams. We believe 3D-HF-PDU is feasible and reproducible for in vivo assessment of microvasculature during femoral fracture healing in rats...

Grafted tendon healing in tibial tunnel is inferior to healing in femoral tunnel after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a histomorphometric study in rabbits

..In conclusion, LMHFV accelerated fracture healing by enhancing bone remodeling and the administration of ibandronate can impair this enhancement. LMHFV has great potential in improving fracture outcome clinically...

Promotion of bone repair by implantation of cryopreserved bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells in a rabbit model of steroid-associated osteonecrosis

..To determine whether low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is able to facilitate the uptake of a superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanomaterial by cells that do not express high endocytosis capacity...

..This study was designed to perform a quantitative evaluation on healing characteristics at the cartilage-to-tendon (C-T) and the bone-to-tendon (B-T) healing junction in a temporal and spatial manner...

..05). No significant difference was found between GC and GT group. Femoral longitudinal growth was shown to be improved by the BCP, however no additional enhancement effect was shown to be provided by LIPUS...

A randomized, prospective study of the effects of Tai Chi Chun exercise on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

..To evaluate bone quality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were undergoing longterm glucocorticoid (GC) therapy, and to focus on the correlation between bone quality and organ damage...

Radix Dipsaci does not improve tendon healing in a rat model of patellar tendon donor site injury

..These results provide further understanding of the role of LIPUS in the regulation of osteoblastic gene expression potentially involved in the molecular mechanism of osteogenesis in fracture repair...

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on tendon healing: a study of the effect of treatment duration and treatment initiation

..This study was therefore designed to evaluate the differences in hip mechanical failure force to be tested between 'axial compression' and 'lateral fall configuration' in a rat proximal femur model...

A relook into the association of the estrogen receptor [alpha] gene (PvuII, XbaI) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a study of 540 Chinese cases

..Only time significantly affected both strength-associated parameters. We showed that in vivo supplementation with bFGF affected the initial events of healing such as cell proliferation and type III collagen expression...

..To evaluate the trabecular bone micro-structure from different sites of spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. The target site consisted of the bilateral facet joints from apical vertebrae and from end vertebrae...

..These data may help us to gain more insight into the mechanism of the occurrence of lumbar osteoporosis and the related regional fracture risks, and may provide a reference for better enhancement of fracture repair...

..Early detection and treatment of AIS-related osteopenia might help in maximizing peak bone mass during peripubertal growth that thereby minimizing risks of developing osteoporotic fractures later in life...

..439 and 0.581; p < 0.001 for both). In conclusion, this study showed that OVX plus a low-calcium diet could induce significant osteopenia and deterioration of mechanical properties of the cancellous bone in goats...